G&G Hop-Up Rubber

Description

G&G Hop-Up Rubber

The Hop-Up rubber is made of silicone, thanks to which it retains its properties even at low temperatures, as it does not stiffen like normal rubber. It works perfectly both in normal conditions and in sub-zero temperatures - it retains its properties even at temperatures of up to 40 degrees below zero.

The hop-up rubber is adjusted so that it works in a system with a main spring up to the characteristic of M140 (inclusive).

What is the Hop-Up system?

The hop-up system is a system that gives the airgun pellets fired by airsoft replicas a spinning motion. It uses the Magnus effect to flatten the trajectory of a flying bullet, making it look similar to the trajectory of a real firearm.

In reality, it is a properly moulded rubber or silicone seal that causes rotation by the contact of a shotgun pellet. The simplest way to explain the hop-up system is to say that an airgun pellet being turned from one side creates more friction in the air, allowing it to spin. When the rotation takes place in the horizontal axis, the airgun pellet rotates upwards and compensates for the force of gravity.

The strength of the contact between the hop-up rubber and the balloon determines how much the balloon will rotate and therefore rise upwards. The heavier the BB is, the greater the pressure of the hop-up rubber must be (while the heavier BB has greater inertia and falls down faster). It also works the other way round - if a light BB pellet is turned too much, it can go over the firing line.